About this role
Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.
Job Description Reporting relationships Reports to: Senior Associate Supervises: N/A Primary functions & responsibilities The Associate will work in the Asian Credit group, and the incumbent will handle a certain distinct allocated list of investments and shall perform the following activities for that account. Asset Management
• Primary responsibility is to monitor the assigned private credit and/or structured equity investments • Prepare periodic monitoring memo and maintain financial models for assigned investments. • Collaborate with the deal team on quarterly valuation exercises and expected cash flow modelling for assigned investments. • Undertake valuation of investments, assess and update valuation methodologies as investments evolve through their lifecycle, and draft valuation commentaries and supporting reports in conjunction with portfolio managers. • Support ad hoc requests, including but not limited to - supporting the deal team in parts for the new deal analysis, data initiatives and process improvement projects. • Ensure data integrity across various systems and reporting processes, including troubleshooting data-related issues and discrepancies. • Collaborate and develop strong working relationships with internal stakeholders across Asset Management, Investment Teams, Finance, Operations, Legal and Compliance.
Investor Relations
• Produce monthly and quarterly portfolio reporting materials for investors, working closely with Asset Management and Finance teams to collate relevant information. • Support the Investor Relations team in responding to investor questionnaires, due diligence requests and ad hoc information requests from existing and prospective investors. • Assist in the preparation and review of investor presentations and portfolio-related reporting materials.
Qualifications Education:
• Education: CA / MBA Experience Required:
• 3-5 years of experience. General Requirements:
• Advanced MS Excel modeling skills • Intermediate MS PowerPoint skills • Knowledge and experience of corporate debt structure and leverage loans is a plus. • Self-motivated and driven; ability to work effectively in a collegial, fast moving, demanding, and dynamic environment • Creative problem solver – Ability to work through kinks in a process as opposed to getting stuck. • Exceptional interpersonal skills • Ability to communicate direct and succinct statuses on projects and deliverables • Impeccable integrity and trustworthiness
Reporting Relationships Principal, Credit - Portfolio Management There is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.